allotment
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allocation, annuity, appropriation, entitlement, grant, subsidy, subvention
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In a day and age when many schools in the Power 5 canât give away their season tickets, UCF has sold out its allotment, boasts more season-ticket holders than FSU and has created a formal waiting list. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "UCFâs Danny White: âWe could schedule 49ers, Dolphins and Bears and still not get in 4-team playoffâ | Commentary," 13 Aug. 2019 The generous allotment of white space in the daily strips originated not from design but from necessity. — Nicole Rudick, The New Yorker, "How âPeanutsâ Created a Space for Thinking," 6 Aug. 2019 Last season, for the first time since 2011-12, Viejas did not sell out its non-student allotment (about 9,300) through season tickets that ranged from $199 to $1,750. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Turnstile attendance for SDSU menâs basketball continues to decline," 13 July 2019 The Heat's 2017-18 spending allotment was sent to the Dallas Mavericks as part of the Josh McRoberts salary dump. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "Heat trade of a 2024 second-rounder essentially a cash deal," 20 June 2019 Western water managers got by because Colorado and the other upper-basin states collectively have been using about 4.5 million acre-feet a year, well below their 7.5 million acre-feet allotment. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "West wrestles with Colorado River âgrand bargainâ as changing climate depletes water governed by 1922 compact," 25 Aug. 2019 Any company that wanted to juice its average daily attendance allotment could switch students between the different calendars, so that the child never had any breaks. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "How does a $50 million charter scam work? Hereâs what happened in California (before 11 people were indicted).," 17 June 2019 From its meager allotment of state transportation funding, Wayne sets aside just $10 million a year for its bridges. — Kristi Tanner, Freep.com, "FREE PRESS INVESTIGATION Thank heavens: They finally got their bridge fixed; many communities still suffer," 7 June 2019 While the budget was passed with that allotment, there must be a resolution OKâing the increase before the budget takes effect. — Ivana Hrynkiw, al, "Jefferson County passes $700 million budget: Hereâs where the money goes," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'allotment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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